Business Development Manager 2

Overview

What We Do

We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department.

Who We Are

Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.

Why You Should Join Us

You’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family.  Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive.  We value the importance of our employees’ emotional wellbeing. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources. You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days.

Working under general supervision of the Manager, Business Development (BDM), relying on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals, the Business Development Manager is a field based position responsible for maintaining and growing existing key account relationships as well as identifying and generating new business in Small-Medium Business (SMB) accounts with 250-2,500 end users within a defined territory. The Business Development Manager’s overall responsibilities include meeting or exceeding Revenue and GP targets; prospecting and developing accounts through a strategic and consultative approach and developing relationships with our strategic business partners/vendors to help us grow key/focus accounts. Other key responsibilities include: communicating Connection’s NSP value proposition, conducting Quarterly Business Reviews, doing strategic project planning, providing updates on new offerings and services and serving as a trusted advisor. Typically presents to levels up to and including Manager, Director, and VP. May train/coach junior level BDMs. Spends 80% of time on established accounts and 20% of time hunting for new business.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and grows existing key accounts and develop new business accounts.
  • Develops sales and account management strategies that will deliver revenue and GP targets within a defined territory of accounts.
  • Meets weekly or bi-weekly with sales management on execution of business/account plan and calendar/pipeline.
  • Develops strong relationship with inside account managers by regularly calling them to strategize around exiting accounts and engage them on new business opportunities. This includes site visits for face to face meetings 2 to 3 times per year.
• Partners with vendors to help grow and discover key accounts.
  • Works closely with business partners (i.e. manufacturer field reps) to help penetrate accounts and win business.
  • Has face to face meetings and/or regular calls with vendor reps to do strategic account planning. Emphasis on meeting with our top tier vendors.
• Maintain and builds relationships.
  • Delivers presentations to customers and prospects promoting Connection’s NSP capabilities and explaining the benefits and value of Connection as a complete solutions and services provider.
  • Sets up customer meetings and execute on those scheduled meetings uncovering new opportunities while fostering long term relationships.
• Completes daily, weekly, monthly & quarterly administrative functions.
  • Submits calendar/pipeline on weekly basis & provide updates as needed.
  • Completes all mandatory recaps within 3 business days for all customer meetings.
  • Prepares quarterly and/or regular business reviews & customized customer presentations.
  • Attends bi-monthly mandatory team & vendor calls.
  • Plans travel logistics.
  • Manages and submits expenses.
• Performs all other duties or special projects as assigned.

Min

USD $76,500.00/Yr.
Max

USD $97,920.00/Yr.
Qualifications

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